Update dependencies to latest versions

[StatMixedML]

Updates all project dependencies to their latest stable versions while maintaining compatibility.

Changes

• Updated 11 dependency versions in setup.py
• Used conservative version specifiers (~=) to prevent breaking changes
• Maintained compatibility with existing codebase

Closes #49

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Code Review Complete ✅

I've completed a thorough review of the dependency updates in this PR. Here's my analysis:

Todo List:

• Check for repository guidelines (CLAUDE.md)
• Review setup.py changes and dependency updates
• Analyze version specifiers and compatibility
• Check for security implications
• Assess test coverage considerations
• Provide comprehensive feedback

Review Feedback

✅ Code Quality & Best Practices

• Good use of conservative versioning: The ~= operator is correctly used, which allows patch-level updates while preventing potentially breaking minor version updates
• Consistent formatting: All dependency updates follow the same pattern and formatting
• Appropriate Python requirement: Maintains >=3.10 which aligns with modern Python practices

⚠️ Potential Compatibility Issues

Major version jumps that need attention:

1. PyTorch: ~=2.1.2 → ~=2.4.0 (setup.py:20)

   • This is a significant jump across multiple minor versions
   • PyTorch 2.4.0 introduced changes to autograd, compilation, and CUDA handling
   • Recommendation: Test thoroughly, especially any neural network components

2. Optuna: ~=3.5.0 → ~=4.0.0 (setup.py:22)

   • Major version bump likely includes breaking API changes
   • Recommendation: Review Optuna 4.0 migration guide and test hyperparameter optimization code

3. SciPy: ~=1.11.4 → ~=1.14.0 (setup.py:28)

   • Several minor version jumps may affect statistical functions
   • Recommendation: Test any statistical computations, especially if using advanced SciPy functions

4. SHAP: ~=0.44.0 → ~=0.46.0 (setup.py:29)

   • SHAP frequently changes explainer interfaces
   • Recommendation: Test model explainability features

⚠️ Version Specifier Inconsistencies

• NumPy downgrade: ~=1.26.3 → ~=1.26.0 - unusual to downgrade patch versions
• TQDM downgrade: ~=4.66.1 → ~=4.66.0 - same issue
• Seaborn: ~=0.13.1 → ~=0.13.0 - same issue

Recommendation: Consider using the latest patch versions (e.g., ~=1.26.4 for NumPy) rather than downgrading.

🔒 Security Assessment

• Generally positive: Most updates move to more recent versions which typically include security patches
• No obvious security risks: All dependencies are well-established packages
• Recommendation: The updates improve the security posture overall

🧪 Test Coverage Considerations

Strengths:

• Comprehensive test suite exists with good coverage across distributions, utilities, and models
• CI/CD pipeline (unit-tests.yml:35) runs pytest --cov for coverage analysis
• Tests are run on Python 3.10 and 3.11

Concerns:

• No integration tests visible for dependency interactions
• Missing dependency compatibility tests - tests don't verify that updated packages work together
• No version constraint validation in tests

Recommendations:

1. Run the existing test suite to ensure no regressions
2. Consider adding integration tests that verify key dependency interactions
3. Test on both Python 3.10 and 3.11 as specified in the CI matrix

🚀 Performance Considerations

• PyTorch 2.4: May include performance improvements in tensor operations
• SciPy 1.14: Likely includes optimizations for statistical computations
• LightGBM 4.5: Newer versions often include training speed improvements
• Overall impact: Likely positive performance impact

📋 Recommendations Before Merging

1. Test the full CI pipeline to ensure all tests pass with new dependencies
2. Run specific tests for PyTorch/Pyro-ppl interactions and Optuna optimization
3. Consider gradual rollout if this is a production system
4. Update documentation if any API changes affect usage examples
5. Fix version downgrades for NumPy, TQDM, and Seaborn to use latest patches

Overall Assessment: ✅ APPROVE with recommendations

The dependency updates are well-structured and use appropriate version specifiers. While there are some compatibility risks with the major version jumps (especially PyTorch and Optuna), the use of conservative versioning (~=) helps mitigate breaking changes. The comprehensive test suite should catch most regressions.

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